LCO & Friends Autumn Concerts at Cadogan Hall

Accordionist Ksenija Sidorova in performance, with orchestra behind her

Boy oh boy are we excited about the concerts we’ve got coming up this autumn at Cadogan Hall in central London. Three of THE most exciting young soloists are joining us for a series of concerts that celebrate the power of music to make us feel good!  Dazzling trumpeter Lucienne Renaudin Vary opens the series with a […]

Coronation Day Concert with Searcys

An exterior shot of 116 Pall Mall where the Coronation Day Afternoon tea and Concert will take place

We are very pleased to be returning to 116 Pall Mall for a Coronation Day Concert and Afternoon Tea in partnership with Searcys and Time Out. Find out more on our concerts page

Concert Announcment!

Picture shows Jess Gillam holding a saxophone against a colourful building and a bright blue sky - London Classical Music Concert

15 March 2023 👆🏽Put this in your diaries. We’re back at Cadogan Hall, London 🙂 Come with us on a whistle-stop tour of British music spanning the past 400 years. The London Chamber Orchestra returns to the Cadogan Hall, bringing its trademark relaxed and welcoming concert format to music lovers and live-performance adventurers looking for […]

New Book Now On Sale!

Front cover of a book showing a violin and the Title - London Chamber Orchestra 101 Years of Transformation

Our New Book In Our Online Shop! Buy Now From royal weddings to the Olympics and the beginning of radio. Our wonderful book researched and written by the incomparable Jessica Duchen is on sale in our shop now! It is full of the most amazing pictures, personal stories and a world of interesting facts about […]

Music Junction at the V&A

LCO’s outreach programme project, Music Junction, has had a rather exciting couple of weeks! The project in Harrow is generously supported by John Lyon’s Charity. We were so thrilled when they asked us to be involved in their 30th Birthday Gala at the V&A, to showcase some of the work that they support with young […]

1 writer, 2 violinists, 18 concerts, 21 days, 49 years ago

There’s this thing about the music world: it is unbelievably small. Even with what feels like 100 concerts happening every week – maybe every day, at least in “normal” times – you can still find performers who seem to have played in 99 of them. You might run into people you saw just last week, […]

Welcome to our new Director of Development

We are thrilled to announce that Lynne Farnell will be joining our LCO team this month as Director of Development. Previously Lynne was Deputy Director of Development at the RNCM and ran an independent fundraising consultancy. LCO will benefit immensely from her experience and skill. We look forward to her significant impact on LCO’s growth and development. “It’s an absolute privilege to be […]

LCO removes dress code

London Chamber Orchestra (LCO) has announced the removal of its dress code for all performances, a move designed to promote inclusivity, equality and diversity within the organisation. The news was announced on 26th October at Cadogan Hall, a performance that marked the opening night of the orchestra’s centennial season. Managing DirectorJocelyn Lightfoot comments: “Every musician […]

Welcome back!

After 1 year and 7 months of communicating through online concerts, we are extremely excited to announce our first in-person concert – ‘The Spirit of Champions’

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